Sarah Palin has less than a month to declare she’s running

Palin spoke at a number of Tea Party events in the past few months, fueling speculation that she may run for president. (Getty)

Sarah Palin’s supporters are downplaying Gov. Rick Perry in hopes that there’s still a chance for her to run for president.

Yesterday, we found out that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is definitely, DEFINITELY a no-go for this presidential race, but there’s still time for another GOP candidate to join in… just not a lot of it.

Palin and other potentials have less than four weeks to declare their candidacy in time to get on all the state primary ballots, the Atlantic Wire reported. The deadline for New Hampshire is Oct. 28.

“According to a source with knowledge of the inner workings of SarahPAC, inside the Palin world it’s still a possibility that she might run. However, as the deadline approaches not even her staff knows what she will decide,” ABC News reported Tuesday.

Supporters are certainly still holding out hope that Palin will enter the race. The headlines on Conservatives4Palin refer to a wide open race and collapsing support for Gov. Rick Perry.

Even if she does end her SarahPAC bus tour by starting off a presidential campaign, the delay could hurt her.

“We may be back to the point where a late entrant can become competitive in the later primary states. But the pace and rapid elimination of the field that will begin once we start having voting will quickly narrow the field down,” said Dan Hazelwood, political advertising consultant, in the Daily Caller. ”So a late arrival if a credible candidate will get a splash, but many people will have rallied to the front runner and it will be a functional one-on-one which is much harder.”